Seven nights.
Madman.
Qiu Shui and the other two looked ashen.
They never expected Chen Nan to be trapped by the man-eating vine's cage.
Especially since the leaves on those vines were as sharp as knives.
Qiu Shui's arm was severed because of it.
Now Chen Nan was trapped within.
How could he possibly survive?
Madman sighed, "I thought he was a king!"
"But I didn't expect him to be a good-for-nothing!"
"If I remember correctly."
"This should be the earliest death of a commander since the Demon Suppression Department was established."
"And also the only commander to die at someone else's hands."
There had been many commanders in the Demon Suppression Department.
But none had ever died during the process of killing monsters.
Chen Nan was the only one.
Qiu Ye also sighed, "I had someone build a high-quality ironwood coffin yesterday."
"Now it seems it won't be needed."
They had all hoped Chen Nan would break the curse of Demon Suppression Department commanders dying within six months of their appointment.
But as subordinates.
As Chen Nan's fans.
They felt it necessary to prepare some things in advance.
Unlike before.
Although they had prepared coffins for others before.
It had all been just going through the motions.
Buying ordinary coffins at the price of ironwood.
And they had prepared the coffins casually and without any sorrow.
Not sad or upset at all.
Because.
They were used to it.
But when preparing a coffin for Chen Nan.
Qiu Ye dreamed that the coffin he prepared for him would never be used.
Who would have thought.
Heaven played a huge joke on him.
The coffin wasn't even finished.
Chen Nan had died.
Qiu Shui's expression was grave, "The adult doesn't seem to be dead!"
"Look."
"This cage woven from vines is only one meter in diameter."
"And Lord Chen is burly."
"If he were to be imprisoned inside, his body would inevitably come into contact with the vines."
"Once that happened, his body would surely be scratched by the vine leaves."
"Causing blood to flow."
"But look!"
"There's no blood flowing from the cage."
"This is not normal."
Qiu Ye's eyes lit up.
Qiu Shui's analysis was reasonable.
If Chen Nan had indeed met with an accident.
There would definitely be blood flowing, staining the vines.
Madman couldn't help but say, "Do you think it's possible."
"That Lord Chen's blood was directly absorbed by the man-eating vine?"
Qiu Ye and Qiu Shui looked astonished.
If you insist on saying that.
Then indeed, it's not impossible.
"Madman, do you wish for my death so badly?"
Without any warning.
A familiar voice came from the west.
The three of them suddenly looked west.
They saw a figure sitting cross-legged in the air, eyes closed, resting.
As if in deep meditation.
Terrifying Yin energy surged out from within him, like a volcanic eruption.
Giving off a powerful sense of oppression.
"Impossible, you were clearly trapped by me, how can you be behind me?" The man-eating vine exclaimed in disbelief, completely unaware of how Chen Nan appeared behind it.
Chen Nan slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in their depths, "My methods, how can you imagine?" Saying this, he pointed into the air.
Instantly!
The flames on Golden Sheep Mountain were compressed.
Converging together, they transformed into a sword of fire about forty meters long!
Although it was formed from flames.
It exuded an aura of power that could shake mountains and rivers, and destroy the heavens and earth.
Chen Nan had broken through unwillingly.
Entering the first level of the Soul Devouring realm.
He could control six ten-thousandths of the fire element laws.
His spatial domain could also cover twenty thousand meters centered on him.
With his current strength.
If he were to encounter a Ghost Realm expert again, he could turn them to ashes with a flick of his finger!
"Even if you've broken through, you're still no match for me!"
The man-eating vine roared.
Countless vines gathered together to form a conehead.
Then it furiously struck towards Chen Nan.
"Open!"
Chen Nan pointed into the air.
The forty-meter-long fire sword tore through the void.
Splitting the rapidly rotating conehead in two.
Then it landed on the towering tree.
Splitting it in half.
Accompanied by a deafening roar.
The tree crashed to the ground.
Kicking up dust and smoke.
Qiu Ye, Madman, and Qiu Shui were all dumbfounded.
Holy crap!
Is the adult's strength this powerful?
He instantly defeated a mountain spirit comparable to a first-level Ghost Realm expert?
Chen Nan appeared above the man-eating vine, looking down at it, "Hand over the wood element laws, and I will cripple your cultivation and spare your life!"
"You dream!" The man-eating vine roared in fury, a beam of divine light erupting from its body.
The wood element laws allowed it to heal quickly.
But this time, Chen Nan didn't give it a chance.
His spatial domain enveloped it, successfully capturing the wood element laws within the man-eating vine.
Regrettably.
This wood element law was very, very weak.
Only one-fifth ten-thousandth the amount of the fire element laws he controlled.
He forcibly stripped the wood element laws from within the man-eating vine.
"Damn it, who exactly are you?"
"Why can you forcibly extract the wood element laws from my body?" The man-eating vine shrieked incessantly.
But Chen Nan completely ignored it.
"Even if you kill me, Lord Willow God will not let you go!" The man-eating vine's voice grew weaker and weaker, until the towering tree withered into a dead tree.
All its vitality, and all the wood element laws it controlled, were also taken by Chen Nan.
After finishing this.
Chen Nan flew to Qiu Ye's jade gourd, "Let's go back to Guangling Prefecture."
"Yes!"
Qiu Ye, with great reverence, quickly controlled the magical artifact and left Golden Sheep Mountain.
Chen Nan did not go home.
Instead, he went into seclusion at the Demon Suppression Department.
He wanted to completely master the wood element laws within his body.
Although this wood element law was weak, it was still a rare treasure.
As for the reason he didn't go home.
He hadn't yet figured out how to face the Lu sisters.
After all, he had escaped the backlash of the fire element laws and no longer needed the Lu sisters to suppress the fire poison in his body.
This was a good thing.
But.
He still wanted to hold the Lu sisters and fall asleep.
It was quite a dilemma.
Time flew by.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day Wang Lan was to be escorted to the marketplace and executed.
A crowd had gathered near the marketplace to watch the spectacle.
She wore a white prisoner's uniform and knelt before the guillotine with handcuffs and shackles.
Her face showed no emotion.
Because her heart had long since turned to ash.
She felt disappointed with this world.
The only thing she could do now was face death with equanimity.
This was the last shred of dignity in her life.
On the execution platform.
Tuo Kuan's face was extremely grim.
He thought he had Chen Nan in his grasp.
He thought Chen Nan would accept his proposal and become a alchemist for the Tuo family.
However.
He had waited for Chen Nan's appearance for a long time, but it never came.
This made him extremely angry.
I set up an elaborate trap, and you ignored it?
Aren't you known for your loyalty and righteousness?
If so, why are you watching Wang Lan die because of you?
Tuo Kai whispered, "Father, the time for execution has arrived!"
Tuo Kuan, his face dark, picked up the execution token and threw it to the ground, coldly saying, "It is noon, proceed with the execution!"
The executioner removed Wang Lan's death plate from behind her neck, took a mouthful of wine, sprayed it on his cleaver, and then, under the tense or excited gazes of countless people, raised his cleaver high.
Just as the cleaver was halfway through its arc, about to fall on Wang Lan's neck.
Whoosh!
A black arrow shot through the air, knocking the cleaver away.
The sudden turn of events shocked many.
No one had expected such an unexpected incident during the execution.
Tuo Kuan's face was full of ferocity, "Who dares to be so bold as to obstruct the execution?"
"The Demon Suppression Department, Chen Nan!"
As a cold voice echoed, Chen Nan arrived in great pomp with the four divine constables of the Demon Suppression Department and over two hundred members of the Demon Suppression Department!